In the Sonapur neighbourhood of Assam’s Kamrup (Metro) district, police detained a guy for the suspected rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl. The person who was detained has been identified as an autorickshaw driver named Babul Tumung. The victim was a ninth-grade student.
The young girl was allegedly raped, killed, and her body was dumped in the Digaru River in the Sonapur neighbourhood of Kamrup (Metro) district on June 28 by the accused, Babul Tumung. The body was later pulled from the river by police.
After the event, authorities detained the suspect on July 2, and he admitted to committing the act while being questioned.
On Sunday, a large number of people gathered at the Sonapur police station and demanded capital punishment for the accused.
“First I raped her and then killed her. I threw her body into the river,” Babul Tumung confessed to his crime. A local woman said that locals have demanded capital punishment for the accused.
“Police arrested the accused person within 24 hours. Now the administration should take appropriate measures to punish the accused. We demand that capital punishment be given to the accused. The accused raped and murdered the girl. If he is released, someone else will do such a crime after seeing him,” the local woman said.
“The accused was produced before the court, and the court sent him for two days of police custody, said Surjeet Singh Panesar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (East), Guwahati.
“During interrogation, the accused confessed that he committed the crime. We are collecting all evidence,” said the police.
